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H. G. GILLMOR.

RAH. ANCHOR.

APPLICATION men DEC. 12. m7.

Patented June 24,1919.

invent-ion in one scribed. cxoept and provided with c resilient engagingnos having :1 bearing on a beaiii g;

ersoiy of the rail in a oiirecoioo the reverss of that necessary in apoiying she device to the rail until the mm M of the yoke-E is rel asedfrom the mil bese B and the yoke be (iropped and the arm Laney beremovsd from cogsgemeiia with the other side of the rail base E6 E'Vhiehave shown described the embodiment modifications might be made Withoutcispasture from the principles of the inve ition. Therefore, i do noswish to be understoczi as limiting the invention to the particularconstruction. arrangement and devices shown and deso for as theselimitations are specificziiiy set forth certain of the cisims herein.

1 ciaiili'snd desire to secure. Mont:

l. A shoe for rail anchors const uctcd with a tie-engaging flange andmeans for interlocking with e mi base engaging yoke tongue terminatingin. a mi base edge engaging catch.

2. A shoe for reii anchors (JOHSiZl'ilCtdli fz on a plate and providedwith means for i ioriocking with a rail engoging yoke a ile engag ngflange and e ficxiiis tongue by Lctte'rs 1 having s iooiziiig proje zionadapted to exione e 53; f it .e no

3;, A shoe i "zsi constructed a pieibe and iiormcrl with a bearingadapted toiiove rotations} a gageoisni' iii *1 a rsii base engaging Yokesol piovia o l Wioi 5W0 either or Wiiiizii may engage a is anchor,comprising a rail. base s this under side thereof and a tie abut-ow angeand yoke having a oortion ermi g'ed to bear upoi: said shoe underneaiiishe rail base and a pair of terminal aiiapted to igiaiiy engage "the topof she mil basewhen said yoke is iorcibiy moved trans verseiy of saidraiibase to eficc; the grip ping scsion,

5. An s-iiticreeper for rsiis, comprising a rail bosom engagingperiprovided with as; and with means for giving said pair's s fixeciposieioo in the rosbeci in opposisioii'to temie'ocy o1 tho mil to creepand; s yoke having pivot-oi engagement creeps? co mi 232. e, 534d yokesilo bosto o mispjseci to be moved msiisversei ins ion case cite? 1a,'l1:"p1 t; vvh. 7 r w 3r: ovmg Wppiicc s ire .J m creoy s; e some soems-per may be sigoseoed oi: loosened on the red 6. A. rsii ("manorcomprising two onenraii damping eicmsnss one of which i to against sizeand the being constructed so that the have pivotei engagement one Wish,the other and that when the free membci' is moved simmer 7 of the railthe rail imse is gripped be 111s said coengalging reii ci sic 7. A raiianchor, comprising 2 engaging shoe and a member can: to body portionadopted to'cngags solo. and and arms for engaging the top so. of therail base on either side of the mL 75 WhBIQb YYtO secure said mii anchorcosh-a mil base, the said shoe and the said incl-o ber cooperating-togrip the rail bass between them when sold mambo; is forcibly-movedtransversely of the rail ose I i 8. A rail anchor, comprising two coeivgaging i'aii clamping elements, one of which is adapted to bear against,s tie and. tiie othoi" to be free therefrom; said elemcn ss beingconstructed so that they have pivotal engagement one with the other, onor? saifi' elements being resilient and sir s} when I said elements areforcibly ZHGVGii trans vcrsch" of the boss.

3. mi} anchor, comprising two coeogaging rail clamping elements, one ofi ted vto beer :1 t e other so be free therefrom; 'ai ing constructed sothan; they have engagement with sac-ii other, both elementsbeing-resilient and summed. W forcibly moved trsnsvsi's boss.

A z'oii oi'iciior, comprisings 3' bi-acing eiemcnt extend' around 0 ofthe rail and a resilient. member ho bearing engaging pivoi-aiiy withsaid embmcing element, which is s o. i) forced movemsni of ssici isii emicing member ti'ansverseiy in ieistion to 'ihe'rsii base. i

11.. mii anchor comprising mi! e'o bracing element extending around 331cnose of the rail and a i'esoilcno r2111 bottom so,

gaging member, having a tie sbuititog' 3202- 1. .6

Mon and a bearing having pivots} engagment with said rail embracingelement ssioi' mii bottom engaging member being stiaincci. and drawninto contact Wiiiil bottom of she rail base by forced movemens of milembracing eiemens iimnsverssiy on iis rail case.

A and iii onsirsilcci condition stsnos sway from the notion; b t 38 tohe draws so clamping elements, one of which is adapted to bear againstatie and the other to be out of contact therewith; said elements havinginterlocking pivotal engagement. one with the other and coiiperatingtogrip the rail base between them when forcibly moved transversely uponthe rail base.

1.4. A rail anchor, comprising a rail e1nbracing element extendingaround the base of the rail and a member which. intervenes between thebottom of the rail base and. said rail embracing element and is providedwith a resilient tongue having; a portion adapted to engage one edge ofthe rail base i locking the device in position upon the 15. A railanchor, comprising a yoke member adapted to extend around the has of therail and a shoe, provided with a tie engaging portion adapted to beembraced by said yoke and. to be pressed up against the bottom of therail base when said yoke is forcibly moved transversely upon the railbase.

153. A rail anchor, comprising a yoke adapted to extend around the baseof the rail and a shoe which intervenes between the bottom of the railbase and said yoke and is provided with a tongue having a projectionwhich automatically engages the edge of "the rail base when said yokeand shoe are forci- *bly moved tranm 'ersely of the rail base.

17. A rail. anchor, comprising a yoke and a sheet metal shoe, bent so asto form a tie abutting: flange and a bearing, embraced by said yoke andprovided with a tongue formed with a projection adapted to bear upon oneedge of the rail base.

18 A rail anchor, comprising a rail em bracing elementextending aroundthe base of the rail and a resilient shoe adapted to lie under the baseof the rail and in nnstressed condition to be in contact therewith atoin'visitc sides and having); a tie abutting portion, said shoe beingstrained and drawn 'iip into contact with the bottom of the rail base asprovide substantially l'igl'ld. shoe by bracing element transversely onthe rail base. I

19. A rail anchor, comprislng a member provided with a cylindricalbearing" on the under side thereof adapted to lie along; and incontact'wiih the bottom of the 1"1l base and a portion of which is heole and A v '"r l n )inru f 41H l ampere Ll} icai dLnlllhi] one te se 0one 14th base only at cxtm-wmi-ty iol member being provided with. a tieabutting flange, and a yoke extenders around said rail base and saidmember so as to subject said. inen'iber to in engaging adautcd extendaround th base hm the rail and forced movement of said rail emhinges anda yoke and to pr ss said shoe up against the bottom of the rail base.

A device for preventing the weeping of rails, comprising two co-engaginclamping elements, one of which is a to bear against a tie and the otherfree therefrol'n; said elements having int locking engagement one withthe other whereby the two said elenierits may be forced to move togethertransversely noon the rail base to effect the grippii, and may be lockedoperative upon the rail by the engagement of a of one oi. said elementswith M l c edge.

23. An airticreeper, comprisin a'raii sinbracing element extendingaround the b is of the rail and a tie-engaging resilient memher whichengagesthe rail base, interlocks with said rail embracing element and isstrained by the forced movement of said rail embracing elementtransversely upon the rail base A rail anchor, comprising retie-engaging, shoe which lies under of the rail and in the normal 11'condition is partly away from and. ccontact with the bottom of the railbase is adapted to be drawn up into co therewith so as to provide asnbstantianv rigid shoe and a part having a bodv tion interlocking withsaid shoe and nal jaws arranged so as to rigidly en the top of he railbase when said j forcibly moved transversely of said 1':

base

and thereby strain said shoe and grip the elements being constructed sof i r; they have pivotal. engagement one n to the other a? i a wh nforcibly moved transversely of that 27. In a rail anchor, thecombination 01" Ward pressure which is distributed across two r1111clamping elements, one of which is the rail bottom when said elementsare forciconstructed with terminal aws rigldly enbly moved transverselyuponthe rail; one 10 gaging the top of the rail base and one of of saidelements having means fer engaging WhICh 1s resilient and lntervenesbetween with a tie.

said element first named and the rail bottom and is strained and causedto exert an up- H. G. GILLMOR.

